"The most beautiful book for parents to read to their childrenA resource about how to talk to a child about a parent's cancer diagnosisThe bst book on this subject that I've seen yet. --Maria Housden, author of Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived
When I first saw this book, I cried. I cried as a mother of young children, for the clarity it brings to the young child's mind by answering the questions he may not yet be able to formulate and by claming the fears he may not yet recognize. Mothers and fathers will have one less source of anxiety with this book as a resource[This book} is not just for the child in the midst of a family illness. It is for all children and all parents everywhere. --Beth M Deutsch, MD--Medical Director, HerSpace: Breast Imaging Associates
[This book] is a gem. This is a very important book with a very powerful message. A beautiful work of art that educates children about medical and psychological issues relating to cancer, it is also a gift for the loved one with cancer. For a patient with cancer, there is no better gift than the comforting words and hugs from a kid who understandsIt brightens the day. Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings provides a pathway to this gift. --Neil Shulman, MD author of What's in a Doctor's Bag?, Associate Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, and President, Patch Adams' Gesundheit Institute
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After doing a lot of research I ordered this book specifically because the front cover and everything else indicated that the book was to help kids understand when "SOMEONE" they love has cancer. I was greatly disappointed when I received it only to find all the book talks about is when a child's MOM has cancer. It's hard enough to tell my children that their grandpa has cancer let alone confusing them with a book that specifically relates to the mom. Kids take things literal. The last thing I need them worrying about is that I have cancer as well! The cover should read "when your MOM has cancer", or better yet make the actual book more generalized as to who the person they love is because very few books cover the topic of cancer for loved ones other than a parent. The best book I've found to help a young child understand when a grandparent has cancer is "Someone I Love is Sick" by Kathleen McCue. It's very basic but it is a loose-leaf book that allows you to pick & choose what applies to your individual situation and change it accordingly as the person's condition or treatment changes. It also enables you to choose who the book is about: a grandpa, a grandma, a mom or a dad so you're not sending mixed messages to the kids by telling them one thing and reading them another.
